Your travel documents and Magical Express tags will be mailed to you about 2-3 weeks before arrival.

One tag per person is typically sent, but you can request more than one!

I had packing issues and needed to do just that on my last trip.

You MUST attach these bright yellow tags to your bags if you want them transported to your hotel by Disney.

If you arrive between the hours of 5 am and 10 pm, these tags signal the airline attendants to grab your bags and take them to your resort.

*If you are arriving outside those hours, you MUST pick up your luggage at baggage claim and carry them to the Magical Express.*

GUYS: this is the magical part! ?Once you check your luggage at your departure airport, you will not have to worry about them again! ?They will magically appear in your room 2-3 hours after your arrival.

It’s my favorite thing EVER about traveling to Walt Disney World.

You will need your Magic Bands. When they arrive at my house, I put them immediately in my purse or laptop bag as I know both will go on the plane with me.

I don’t usually put the band on until landing, but you can certainly wear that durable arm candy for the whole flight.

When you land, you will arrive at level 3.

Take the mini-monorail train to the main terminal and exit to the center of the airport.

Look for Side B. ?The Magical Express is located on Level 1, Side B, Ground Transportation.

Follow the signs! There are plenty of them lining the way to your destination.

You’ll walk quite a ways after exiting the elevator or escalators.

Just keep walking past all the rental car counters.

Once you arrive at the Magical Express check-in kiosks, you will start using that Magic Band.

I believe there were three opportunities to scan my band and to make sure I was going to the right bus line.

If at any point there was a mistake, it was handled quickly right at the kiosks.

Finally, you will get in line.

If you are lucky with the timing, you might walk right through the?queue and board a bus.

It’s happened to me many times. If your motorcoach is not ready for you, the wait is typically 10-30 minutes (but it can be a longer).

The ride to the Walt Disney World takes approximately 25 minutes. Your coach may make a couple of stops and let other guests depart at their resorts.

My estimation based on my personal experience is 45 minutes from the time we pull away from MCO to the time I’m getting off the Magical Express.

Disney takes care of you from the moment you land until the moment you leave.

The Magical Express motor coach service is one of many reasons why I stay onsite at Walt Disney World.

It may even be my number 1 reason, to be honest. I’m a diva, what can I say?

(I mean, you’ve seen the size of my bags, right?)

Have you used Disney’s Magical Express before? ?What did you like the most about the service?

We normally drive and stay off site so we hadn’t had the pleasure of utilizing Magically Express until Friday. l drove to FL with my two youngest and my husband flew with our oldest after school. Their flight arrived around 5pm and they waited 75mins on the bus before departing MCO. By the time they finally arrived at our resort, they missed eating and my husband was extremely frustrated. I’m sad it wasn’t as magical of an experience as we had hoped. l’d give it another chance but l really don’t know if my husband would be up for it.

So, we normally drive but just made our flight arrangements for July because we snagged AMAZING airfare from Atlanta. And I have to admit, I’ve missed Magical Express! yes, it can take awhile, but it makes the vacation begin at the airport. Which I love.

Patty Holliday

If she isn’t chasing her four kids around Northern Virginia, Patty is chasing four bars on her phone to share her authentic and fun stories on social media and her blog, My No-Guilt Life. She’s also one half of the Marvel Moms, an online community for discussing the Marvel fandom. You can catch up on her runDisney fun at No-Guilt Disney.